his time fully occupied with parliamentary and other duties. He was a member of the royal commission on harbours of refuge in 1858, and of the commission on promotion and retirement in the army. He was again returned as member for Chatham at the election of April 1859, and continued to sit for that borough until 1868. He was promoted to be lieutenant-general on 25 October 1859, colonel-commandant of Royal Engineers on 6 July 1860, and general on 3 August 1863. Smith died on 20 November 1874 at his residence, 62 Pembridge Villas, Notting Hill Gate, London, and was buried in Kensal Green cemetery. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society, an associate of the Institution of Civil Engineers, and a member of many learned bodies. Works Smith was the author of 'The Military Course of Engineering at Arras,’ Chatham, 1850, and he translated, with notes, Marshal Marmont's 'Present State of the Turkish Empire,’ London, 1839; 2nd ed. 1854. Family Smith married at Buckland, near Dover, on 31 January 1813, Harriet, daughter of Thomas Thorn, of Buckland House. There was no issue. References Attribution External links 1790 births 1874 deaths British Army generals Fellows of the Royal Society Graduates of the Royal Military College, Great Marlow UK MPs 1852–1857 UK MPs 1857–1859 UK MPs 1859–1865 Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies People from Paddington Graduates of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich Royal Engineers officers British Army personnel of the Napoleonic Wars British East India Company people British railway inspectors Knights Bachelor